document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=22740>Question 22740</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> SOlve by completing the square\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "x^2 - 6 - 5 = 0 </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #11117 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><B>Earlsdon(6294)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Earlsdon><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/nopicture.jpg><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=11117\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Solve by completing the square: I think you have a typo here:  -6 should be -6x\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+-6x+-+5+=+0 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+-6x+-+5+=+0\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add 5 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+-+6x+=+5 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+-+6x+=+5\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Add the square of half the x-coefficient, that's <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28%281%2F2%29%28-6%29%29%5E2+=+9 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28%281%2F2%29%28-6%29%29%5E2+=+9\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > to both sides.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=x%5E2+-+6x+%2B+9+=+14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"x%5E2+-+6x+%2B+9+=+14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Factor the left side of the equation.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=%28x+-+3%29%5E2+=+14 ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"%28x+-+3%29%5E2+=+14\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > Take the square root of both sides then add 3 to both sides.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "The roots are:<BR>\n" );
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